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at the time as being so odd that I could owe anybody fourpence! 

and after that察I brought them together。   Vholes   asked   me  for  the 

introduction察and I gave it。 Now I come to think of it察院he looked 

inquiringly at us with his frankest smile as he made the discovery察

^Vholes bribed me察perhaps拭He gave me something察and called it 

commission。   Was   it   a   five´pound   note拭  Do   you   know察  I   think   it 

must have been a five´pound note 院

    His    further    consideration      of   the   point    was    prevented      by 

Richard¨s      coming     back    to  us  in   an   excited   state察  and   hastily 

presenting Mr Vholes!a sallow man with pinched lips that looked 

as if they were cold察a red eruption here and there upon his face察

tall   and    thin察 about     fifty  years   of   age察  high´shouldered察      and 

stooping。 Dressed in black察black´gloved察and buttoned to the chin察

there was nothing so remarkable in him as a lifeless manner察and a 

slow fixed way he had of looking at Richard。 

    ^I hope I don¨t disturb you察ladies察院said Mr Vholes察and now I 

observed that he was further remarkable for an inward manner of 

speaking。   ^I   arranged   with   Mr   Carstone   that   he   should   always 

know   when   his   cause   was   in   the   Chancellor¨s   paper察  and   being 

informed   by   one   of   my   clerks   last   night   after   post   time   that   it 

stood察   rather    unexpectedly察     in   the  paper     for  tomorrow察     I  put 

myself into the coach early this morning and came down to confer 



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with him。 ̄ 

    ^Yes 院said Richard察flushed察and looking triumphantly at  Ada 

and me察 we   don¨t do  these   things in   the   old   slow  way察  now。   We 

spin along察now Mr Vholes察we must hire something to get over to 

the post town in察and catch the mail tonight察and go up by it 院

    ^Anything you please察sir察院returned Mr Vholes。 ^I am quite at 

your service。 ̄ 

    ^Let me see察院said Richard察looking at his watch。 ^If I run down 

to the Dedlock察and get my portmanteau fastened up察and order a 

gig察or a chaise察or whatever¨s to be got察we shall have an hour then 

before   starting。   I¨ll   come   back   to   tea。   Cousin   Ada察  will   you   and 

Esther take care of Mr Vholes while I am gone拭院

    He was away directly察in his heat and hurry察and was soon lost 

in the dusk of evening。 We   who  were   left  walked  on   towards   the 

house。 

    ^Is   Mr   Carstone¨s   presence   necessary   tomorrow察  sir拭院  said   I。 

^Can it do any good拭院

    ^No察miss察院Mr Vholes replied。 ^I am not aware that it can。 ̄ 

    Both  Ada and   I   expressed   our   regret   that   he   should   go察  then察

only to be disappointed。 

    ^Mr Carstone has laid down the principle of watching his own 

interests察院said Mr Vholes察 and when a client lays down his own 

principle察and it is not immoral察it devolves upon me to carry it out。 

I wish in business to be exact and open。 I am a widower with three 

daughters!Emma察  Jane察  and   Caroline!and   my   desire                  is   so   to 

discharge   the   duties   of   life   as   to   leave   them   a   good   name。   This 

appears to be a pleasant spot察miss。 ̄ 

    The   remark   being   made察  to   me察  in   consequence   of   my   being 

next   to   him   as   we   walked察  I   assented察  and   enumerated   its   chief 



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attractions。 

    ^Indeed拭院  said   Mr  Vholes。   ^I   have   the   privilege   of   supporting 

an   aged   father   in   the   Vale   of   Taunton!his   native   place!and   I 

admire that country very much。 I had no idea there was anything 

so attractive here。 ̄ 

    To keep up the conversation察I asked Mr Vholes if he would like 

to live altogether in the country拭

    ^There察  miss察院  said   he察   you   touch   me   on   a   tender  string。   My 

health   is   not   good   my   digestion   being   much   impaired察  and   if   I 

had only myself to consider察I should   take   refuge   in   rural   habits察

especially  as  the   cares   of business   have   prevented   me   from   ever 

coming   much   into   contact   with   general   society察  and   particularly 

with ladies¨ society察which I have most wished to mix in。 But with 

my   three     daughters察    Emma察     Jane察  and   Caroline!and        my   aged 

father!I cannot afford to be selfish。 It is true察I have no longer to 

maintain      a   dear   grandmother        who    died    in  her   hundred´and´ 

second   year察  but  enough  remains   to   render   it   indispensable   that 

the mill should be always going。 ̄ 

    It  required     some     attention    to  hear    him察  on   account     of  his 

inward speaking and his lifeless manner。 

    ^You will excuse my having mentioned my daughters察院he said。 

^They are my weak point。 I wish to leave the poor girls some little 

independence察as well as a good name。 ̄ 

    We now arrived at Mr Boythorn¨s house察where the tea´table察all 

prepared察was awaiting us。 Richard came in restless and hurried察

shortly afterwards察and leaning over Mr Vholes¨ chair察whispered 

something in his ear。 Mr Vholes replied aloud!or as nearly aloud 

I suppose as he ever replied to anything!^You will drive me察will 

you察  sir拭 It  is   all   the   same   to   me察  sir。   Anything   you   please。   I   am 



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quite at your service。 ̄ 

    We understood from what followed that Mr Skimpole was to be 

left   until   the   morning   to   occupy   the   two   places   which   had   been 

already paid for。 As Ada and I were both in low spirits concerning 

Richard察and very sorry so to part with him察we made it as plain as 

we politely could that we should leave Mr Skimpole to the Dedlock 

Arms察and retire when the night´travellers were gone。 

    Richard¨s   high   spirits   carrying   everything   before   them察  we   all 

went out together to the top of the hill above the village察where he 

had   ordered   a   gig   to   wait察  and   where   we   found   a   man    with   a 

lantern   standing   at   the   head   of   gaunt   pale   horse   that   had   been 

harnessed to it。 

    I never shall forget those two seated side by side in the lantern¨s 

light察Richard all flush and fire and laughter察with the reins in his 

hand察    Mr    Vholes察   quite    still察 black´gloved察    and   buttoned      up察

looking at him as if he were looking at his prey and charming it。 I 

have   before   me   the   whole   picture   of   the   warm   dark   night察  the 

summer lightning察the dusty track of road closed in by hedgerows 

and high trees察the gaunt pale horse with his ears pricked up察and 

the driving away at speed to Jarndyce and Jarndyce。 

    My dear girl told me察that night察how Richard¨s being thereafter 

prosperous   or   ruined察  befriended   or   deserted察  could   only   make 

this   difference   to   her察  that   the  more    he  needed   love     from   one 

unchanging   heart察      the   more    love   that   unchanging      heart   would 

have     to  give  him察   how   he   thought    of  her   through     his  present 

errors察and she would think of him at all times察never of herself察if 

she could devote herself to him此never of her own delights察if she 

could minister to his。 

    And she kept her word拭




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